Unless the final position is wrong, there is something very wrong! After Carlsen played 64.Qg6, Topalov resigned! The curious thing is he is not losing. It is an equal position!
GM Carlsen (2690) – GM Topalov (2783) [D45]
22.02.2007
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.b3 0-0 8.Be2 b6 9.0-0 Bb7 10.Bb2 Re8 11.Rad1 Qe7 12.Rfe1 Rac8 13.e4 Nxe4 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.Qxe4 Bb4 16.Rf1 Ba3 17.Bxa3 Qxa3 18.Qc2 Nf6 19.c5 Ba6 20.Bxa6 Qxa6 21.Ne5 Nd5 22.Nc4 Red8 23.a3 Rc7 24.Qc1 Ne7 25.Rd2 Nf5 26.Rfd1 b5 27.Ne5 Qc8 28.Rd3 f6 29.Nf3 Rcd7 30.Qf4 Rd5 31.Qe4 Qd7 32.R3d2 h5 33.h4 a5 34.Kf1 Re8 35.Re1 Kf7 36.Red1 Nh6 37.Re1 Re7 38.Qf4 Rf5 39.Qd6 Qc8 40.Rde2 Rd5 41.Qf4 Nf5 42.Re4 Rd8 43.g4 hxg4 44.Qxg4 Qd7 45.h5 Kg8 46.Kg2 Qd5 47.Qg6 Rf8 48.h6 Qd8 49.d5 Qxd5 50.Rg4 Qd7 51.Rh1 Qe8 52.hxg7 Rxg7 53.Qh7+ Kf7 54.Rxg7+ Nxg7 55.Rh6 Qd8 56.Qg6+ Kg8 57.Qh7+ Kf7 58.Qg6+ Kg8 59.Rh7 Qd7 60.Nd2 f5 61.Nf3 Rf6 62.Qxf6 Kxh7 63.Ng5+ Kg8 64.Qg6 White wins 1-0
However, 64…Qd5+ 65.Kg1 e5 66.Qh7+ Kf8 67.Qh8+ Qg8 68.Nh7+ Kf7 69.Ng5+ Kf8 70.Nh7+ Kf7 71.Ng5+ Kf8 ½–½
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This was just an incredible end to an amazing game!! Very surprising resignation. Must have missed e5 and Qg8.
Even I might have played on up a pawn. Go Carlsen
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Did Topalov finally get tired? He’s been pushing himself so hard, I am surprised he is still in one piece.
Nice to see that Topalov has a psychological disadvantage even against a 16 year old.
Easier to understand now why he lost against Kramnik. (and why he reacted the way he did).
Anyways, would be nice to see if 55. Nd2 would be winning for white. (You can’t expect 64. … black resigns?? every game)
Will be interesting to see if Carlsen can keep pace. Just imagine he had managed to get the possible full point against Aronian.
Interesing thing is Danailov not seen in playing area so far according to reports, so Topalov performance is justified.
Topalov had a loosing position. After …e5 Black is losing Knight.
No, the position really is equal at the end. But Carlsen missed a clear win earlier when he played 55. Rh6 instead of Nd2.
This is what Im worried about….
Many person will think Topalov’s bad game after under tight public supervision as prove to his cheating.
But please, everybody could experience that! Let’s see 3-4 more tournaments before make any judgement.
No, that wouldn’t really be fair. Topalov has spent the last 4 months encouraging people to make snap judgments on the basis of little or no evidence. Whether he’s cheating or not, he’s reaping what he’s sowed. Once he starts doing what you ask, maybe other people will do the same for him.
How would 55.Nd2 win? Can someone explain me?
Those Mexican bookies are forcing Topalov to drop the game 🙁
“Unless the final position is wrong, there is something very wrong! After Carlsen played 64.Qg6, Topalov resigned! The curious thing is he is not losing. It is an equal position!”
Yes there is something very wrong for Topalov : He can not receive the computer generated moves under the playing conditions of Morelia.
After Kramnik’s antics and the incessant anti-Topalov accusations, Topalov’s nerves are broken. The Russians won that one.
Poor performance in a tournament proves nothing about cheating. It can be considered one of Topalov’s characteristics. That is why Topalov is better at tournaments than at matches. He plays brilliant tournaments and disasterous ones. That’s better than playing pretty good tournaments all the time. At match play, however, pretty good is better than part brilliant and part disasterous.
“Nice to see that Topalov has a psychological disadvantage even against a 16 year old.”
Just what is so “nice” to see???
Are you a retard Alexse?
>>Just what is so “nice” to see???
Are you a retard Alexse? >>
What’s nice to see is that Topalov’s bull is coming back and biting him. Do you remember some ill-advised words about how somebody 60 points lower wasn’t good enough to play him? That wasn’t directed at Carlsen specifically, but it’s still there as a factor when he plays Carlsen. He’s kind of insulted a lot more people than he intended to.
“After Kramnik’s antics and the incessant anti-Topalov accusations, Topalov’s nerves are broken. The Russians won that one.”
Hee hee, how hypocritical.
Please explain how that is hypocritical. It seems like you don’t understand what hypocrisy is.
>>Please explain how that is hypocritical. It seems like you don’t understand what hypocrisy is. >>
Well, there’s a good example of hypocrisy right there. In one breath you admit you don’t understand what I’m saying, and in the next breath, claim that you do understand and have found fault with it.
What’s hypocritical about the first one is the very idea of complaining about antics and accusations while defending a guy who’s put out a book devoted to doing the very same thing.
If Topalov’s fans don’t know what hypocrisy is, that might explain why they support him. What an embarrassing admission on your part.
>>Please explain how that is hypocritical. It seems like you don’t understand what hypocrisy is. >>
Well, there’s a good example of hypocrisy right there. In one sentence you admit you don’t understand what I’m saying, and in the very next one, claim that you do understand it and have found some kind of unexplained fault with it.
If you complain about public accusations while supporting a guy who’s comissioned a book doing the very same thing, then you are a hypocrite. That shouldn’t be so hard to understand. If you don’t know something this basic, maybe that explains why you support Topalov.
Well Topalov’s poor performance in Morelia
-3/7 2006
-2/5 2007
fits the theory that he can not get moves from Danailov in Morelia because of the playing conditions.
Now Topalov simply needs to have a bang up great tournament performance at a location where cheating is not possible to show he is a good player.
Linares where Danailov and Topalov can see each other.
+5/7 2006 is outrageously strong.
??/7 2007 Let us see how it goes.
If Topalov had an outrageous good performance in Morelia and terrible in Linares this year it would have gone a longer way toward proving his innocence. But right now the arrow is pointing the other way.
There is some strange thing here.
People say you can not cheat in Morelia. But isnt this in Mexico ?
Hahaha .. where you can always cheat.
Apart from the cheating accusations against Topalov, i would like to focus on the great performance Magnus is displaying here!!
Way to go, Magnus!!!! Keep on top!!! 😉
topalov just had to play Qd5+ black plays Kh8 or something then e5 and he clears a path for queen to prevent a mate. he obviously didnt see that. ill point out that i recall a similar thing happened between carlsen and shirov where shirov resigned in a drawn postion. i always advocate playing it out dont just resign. somethings distracting topalov hes too good a player for these kinda things.
wolverine
I don´t understand one thing… after 64. … e5 65. Qh7+ Kf8 66. Qh8+ and the knight falls. If Kf8 then Nh7+ with mate in few or loses the Queen. I can´t see an equal position here. If i´m wrong please tell me. Thank to all
“I don´t understand one thing… after 64. … e5 65. Qh7+ Kf8 66. Qh8+ and the knight falls.”
After 66. Qh8+ black plays 66…Qg8, blocking the check and protecting the Knight. This is precisely what Topalov missed when he resigned. I have heard that it’s those backward diagonal moves that people (even GM’s apparently) have the hardest time seeing.
Ok. i don´t had seen that black plays Qd5+ first, i was seeing e5 simple, from where my question arrised. Thanks for the explanation.
Qd5+ h8
e5 Qh7+
Qg8
so topalovs queen now can get in the way.
wolverine
Qd5+ h2
e5 Qh7+
Kf8 Qh8+
Qg8
now its a draw. the queen can come back to get in thw way for topalov.
wolverine
Topalov was bribed by Mexican cartel to resign.
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